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Detailed Translations for seek from English to French

seek:

to seek verb (seeks, sought, seeking)

  1. to seek (search for; look for)
    – try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of 1
    chercher; rechercher; essayer de trouver; fouiller; scruter
    • chercher verb (cherche, cherches, cherchons, cherchez, )
    • rechercher verb (recherche, recherches, recherchons, recherchez, )
    • fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, )
    • scruter verb (scrute, scrutes, scrutons, scrutez, )
  2. to seek (consult)
    – inquire for 1
    consulter; demander conseil à
    • consulter verb (consulte, consultes, consultons, consultez, )
  3. to seek (aim at; strive for; aspire to; )
    – try to get or reach 1
    ambitionner; aspirer à; viser; viser à
    • ambitionner verb (ambitionne, ambitionnes, ambitionnons, ambitionnez, )
    • aspirer à verb
    • viser verb (vise, vises, visons, visez, )
    • viser à verb
  4. to seek
    – To move the read/write head in a disk drive to the proper site, typically for a read or write operation. 2

Conjugations for seek:

present
  1. seek
  2. seek
  3. seeks
  4. seek
  5. seek
  6. seek
simple past
  1. sought
  2. sought
  3. sought
  4. sought
  5. sought
  6. sought
present perfect
  1. have sought
  2. have sought
  3. has sought
  4. have sought
  5. have sought
  6. have sought
past continuous
  1. was seeking
  2. were seeking
  3. was seeking
  4. were seeking
  5. were seeking
  6. were seeking
future
  1. shall seek
  2. will seek
  3. will seek
  4. shall seek
  5. will seek
  6. will seek
continuous present
  1. am seeking
  2. are seeking
  3. is seeking
  4. are seeking
  5. are seeking
  6. are seeking
subjunctive
  1. be sought
  2. be sought
  3. be sought
  4. be sought
  5. be sought
  6. be sought
diverse
  1. seek!
  2. let's seek!
  3. sought
  4. seeking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for seek:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fouiller feeling; scanning; sensing
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ambitionner aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards aim at; aspire; aspire to; devote oneself to; make for; mean; strive; strive after; strive for; work for; work towards
aspirer à aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards ache to; aim at; aspire; aspire to; be hungry for; be on the lookout; crave; crave for; desire; devote oneself to; hunger; keep an eye out; languish; long; long for; look out for; pine; strive after; strive for; watch for; watch out; work for; work towards; yearn
chercher look for; search for; seek collect; drop by; drop in; fetch; investigate; look about; look around; look up; nose about; orientate; pick up; poke about; research; roam about; rove about; search about; snoop; study; visit; wander
consulter consult; seek consult; drop by; drop in; look up; visit
demander conseil à consult; seek
essayer de trouver look for; search for; seek
fouiller look for; search for; seek browse; burrow; churn; drudge; examine; explore; ferret; ferret about; ferret around; frisk; go through; grabble; grope about; hunt; investigate; nose; nose about; nose around; potter about; prospect; pry; ransack; research; root; root up; rout; rummage; rummage about; rummage around; scan; search; search for; smell; sniff; sniff around; turn about
rechercher look for; search for; seek audit; bait; browse; browse for; catch; check; dart; examine; find; hunt; inspect; investigate; locate; look for; research; search; snare; study; verify
scruter look for; search for; seek go through; ransack; rummage; search
viser aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards aim; aim at; devote oneself to; gauge; head for; lead up to; make for; mean; strive; work for
viser à aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards aim; aim at; aspire; aspire to; devote oneself to; mean; strive after; strive for; work for; work towards
- assay; attempt; essay; look for; search; try
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
rechercher seek

Related Words for "seek":

  • seeking

Synonyms for "seek":


Related Definitions for "seek":

  1. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk1
    • The hard-drive had a 5 ms seek time.3
  2. inquire for1
    • seek directions from a local1
  3. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of1
    • He sought for hidden gold.3
    • She sought for the meaning of life.3
  4. go to or towards1
    • a liquid seeks its own level1
  5. try to get or reach1
    • seek a position1
    • seek an education1
    • seek happiness1
  6. make an effort or attempt1
    • He sought to improve himself1
    • She always seeks to do good in the world1
  7. To move the read/write head in a disk drive to the proper site, typically for a read or write operation.2
    • The HDD needed to seek the right location before it could start reading.3
  8. An action, usually a method call, that moves the current time of a timeline to a new position.2

Wiktionary Translations for seek:

seek
verb
  1. to try to find
seek
verb
  1. Se donner du mouvement, du soin, de la peine pour découvrir quelqu’un ou quelque chose (Sens général)
  2. adorer la divinité en lui demander une grâce, en la remercier d’une grâce.
  3. (5)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
seek chercher zoeken — proberen te vinden
seek chercher suchentransitiv, auch mit nach: sich bemühen, etwas oder jemanden zu finden, das oder der verloren oder versteckt ist

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